πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 15 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A crate is 9 meters long, 12 meters wide, and 6 meters tall. How many small cubes, 3 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4A crate is 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
5A crate is 15 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6A crate is 10 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7A crate is 15 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8One fish tank is 8 by 4 by 6 feet. Another is 5 by 8 by 4 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9One fish tank is 8 by 3 by 6 centimeters. Another is 2 by 12 by 4 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10One fish tank is 3 by 2 by 8 feet. Another is 12 by 8 by 11 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11One fish tank is 6 by 3 by 7 feet. Another is 6 by 2 by 5 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12One fish tank is 2 by 3 by 5 inches. Another is 7 by 7 by 9 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 10 small cubes
- 2. 126 cubic centimeters
- 3. 24 small cubes
- 4. 24 small cubes
- 5. 30 small cubes
- 6. 15 small cubes
- 7. 60 small cubes
- 8. 32 cubic feet
- 9. 48 cubic centimeters
- 10. 1008 cubic feet
- 11. 66 cubic feet
- 12. 411 cubic inches
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